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Owner of dog abandoned amid Hurricane Milton faces animal cruelty charge
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the owner of a dog found abandoned amid Hurricane Milton was identified and will face one count of aggravated cruelty to animals.
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‘Out of a castaway movie': Sheriff, deputy rescue 14-year-old from Tampa floodwaters after Milton
As Hurricane Milton barreled into and across Florida, it spawned dozens of tornadoes, knocked out power to millions, damaged homes, flooded neighborhoods and led to hundreds of rescues.
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Crying in Publix: Stress from Florida hurricanes taking toll on mental health
Back-to-back storms leave residents feeling exhausted, sleepless and coping with mixed feelings of gratitude and guilt.
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Hurricane Milton knocks out power to millions and spawns tornadoes across Florida; at least 12 dead
Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida, pounding cities with ferocious winds and rain.
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Florida highway trooper rescues dog tied to fence as Hurricane Milton approaches
The dog was found tied to a fence off the highway on Wednesday as millions evacuate their homes before the storm makes landfall.
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Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Mexico en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton spared Mexico’s Quintana Roo as it takes aim at Florida’s battered Gulf Coast.
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‘Time is running out': Hurricane Milton, with winds near 165 mph, bears down on Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis made a late appeal for residents to flee for shelter with a potentially historic storm expected to make landfall on Wednesday.
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Why are there no Category 6 hurricanes?
The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure the speed of hurricanes. Why does it stop at Category 5?
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Hurricane Milton becomes a hurricane as it approaches Florida
Milton became a hurricane this Sunday. It is expected to arrive near Tampa on Wednesday as at least a Category 3, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
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Hurricane Milton strengthening in Gulf of Mexico with Florida in its sight
Tropical storm Milton is strengthening over the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane and slam into the west coast of Florida.
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Tropical Storm Milton forms and will intensify before it impacts Florida
A tropical depression has formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday.
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Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene
In the midst of the devastating destruction left by the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, human connections are giving the survivors hope in western North Carolina.
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Tennessee investigating plastics company after 11 workers swept away by Helene
Tennessee state authorities are investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Helene.
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Biden visits Carolinas as death toll from Helene rises to at least 190
President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation in North and South Carolina on Wednesday as rescuers continued their search for anyone still unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 183 people.
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Helene's death toll passes 134 as crews search for survivors across Southeast
Exhausted emergency crews worked around the clock to clear roads, restore power and phone service, and reach those still stranded by the storm, which killed at least 134 people in six states.
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, questions about government response emerge
In western North Carolina, where more than 40 people have died, some residents say the government was unprepared for the storm.
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‘I should've listened': Tampa man takes refuge in a kayak after Helene flooded home
Matthew Heller went live on TikTok as water started rushing in. At one point, 30,000 people joined, and the video garnered more than 3 million likes.
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At least 42 dead as Helene lashes the South with wind, rain and historic flooding
The system generated a massive storm surge and knocked out power to millions of customers in several states.
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Helene makes landfall in Florida's northwest coast as a Category 4 hurricane
Helene made landfall on Florida’s northwest coast late Thursday after strengthening into a Category 4 storm hours earlier.
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As Helene bears down, insurance woes add to Florida homeowners' anxiety
Some residents are living in homes that haven’t been repaired since the last storm because of inadequate homeowners insurance — or none at all